Patents by Inventor Won-jae Choi

Won-jae Choi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240136538
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ionomer for a high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, which includes a phosphorus (P)-containing functional group having proton conductivity and partially contains fluorine in the main chain thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Won Jae Choi, Songi Oh, Da Hee Kwak, Ji Hoon Jang, Sung Hee Shin, Jae Suk Lee, Hye Min Oh, In Gyu Bak
  • Publication number: 20240099081
    Abstract: A flexible display device including a substrate, a light emitting layer, a first insulating layer, and a conductive layer. The substrate includes a bent region and a non-bent region. The light emitting layer overlaps the non-bent region. The first insulating layer is disposed on the substrate. The conductive layer is disposed on the first insulating layer. A sidewall of the first insulating layer includes a first tapered surface. The first tapered surface includes at least three curved surface portions continuously arranged with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Ki Hyun CHO, Yong Jae PARK, Sang Jo LEE, Won Suk CHOI, Yoon Sun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240085101
    Abstract: A refrigerant cycle pressure control system includes: a heat exchanger cooling boil-off gas received from a storage tank; a refrigerant cycle including a refrigerant circulation line, a refrigerant compressor, and an expander; an inventory tank storing the refrigerant to be charged to the refrigerant cycle; a refrigerant supply line connecting the inventory tank to an upstream side of the refrigerant compressor to replenish the refrigerant cycle with the refrigerant; a refrigerant discharge line connecting a downstream side of the refrigerant compressor to the inventory tank to discharge the refrigerant from the refrigerant cycle to the inventory tank; and a pressure regulation line branched off of the refrigerant discharge line. The refrigerant cycle is depressurized by discharging the refrigerant from the refrigerant cycle through the refrigerant discharge line or the pressure regulation line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hye Min Jung, Seon Jin Kim, Won Jae Choi, Seung Chul Lee
  • Publication number: 20240079642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing an alkali metal ion conductive chalcogenide-based solid electrolyte, a solid electrolyte prepared thereby, and an all-solid-state battery comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yoon Cheol HA, Sang Min LEE, Byung Gon KIM, Gum Jae PARK, Jun Woo PARK, Jun Ho PARK, Ji Hyun YU, Won Jae LEE, You Jin LEE, Hae Young CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240053302
    Abstract: An ultrasonic NDT method and system, which can extract and analyze a defect signal even when a signal reflected from a defect interferes with a unique initial pulse of an ultrasonic transducer or a signal reflected from the surface of a test object, and an autoencoder-based prediction model training method used therefor. The method may include acquiring a measured signal by transmitting an ultrasonic wave to a test object and receiving an ultrasonic wave reflected from the test object; inputting the measured signal to an autoencoder-based prediction model and predicting a reference signal which is to be expected to be measured from a test object with no defect; calculating a residual signal as the absolute value of a difference between the measured signal and the reference signal; and analyzing information on a defect contained in the test object by analyzing the residual signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Jong Moon HA, Won Jae CHOI, Hong Min SEUNG
  • Publication number: 20240013821
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device. The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device may include a memory cell array, a read and write circuit, and a control logic. The memory cell array may include a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells. The read and write circuit may be configured to perform a program operation or a read operation on nonvolatile memory cells that are selected from among the plurality of nonvolatile memory cells. The control logic may be configured to control an operation of the read and write circuit. The read and write circuit may include at least one capacitor configured to store bit data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Jeong Hwan KIM, Moon Soo SUNG
  • Publication number: 20240003496
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of discharging lubricant oil from a BOG reliquefaction system configured to reliquefy BOG by compressing the BOG by a compressor, cooling the compressed BOG through heat exchange with non-compressed BOG by a heat exchanger, and reducing a pressure of fluid cooled through heat exchange by a pressure reducer. In the lubricant oil discharge method, the compressor comprises at least one oil-lubrication type cylinder and it is determined that it is time to discharge condensed or solidified lubricant oil, if at least one of preset conditions is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Joon Chae LEE, Dong Kyu CHOI, Won Jae CHOI, Sung Kak LYU, Jae Hyeoung JANG
  • Publication number: 20230369625
    Abstract: A high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell including a polymer of intrinsic microporosity that prevents phosphoric acid poisoning and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. It is possible to improve the electrochemical efficiency of high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells based on development of a polymer of intrinsic microporosity with thermal stability and cationic conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Da Hee Kwak, Jee Youn Hwang, Won Jae Choi, Songi Oh, Sung Hee Shin, Ah Hyeon Park, Ji Hoon Jang, Hyoun Myung Park, Kyung Su Kim, Chang Sik Song
  • Publication number: 20230360629
    Abstract: A gradient-index phononic crystal flat lens which controls the behavior of an acoustic wave having a designated frequency. The gradient-index phononic crystal flat lens may include one or more super cells each having a plurality of layers stacked in a vertical direction according to a target gradient index profile, wherein each of the layers is composed of an aggregate in which unit cells having scatterers formed with the same size in the centers thereof are arranged in a horizontal direction. The one or more super cells may each include a divider provided between the neighboring layers, and configured to force the acoustic wave to propagate in the horizontal direction within the gradient-index phononic crystal flat lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Miso KIM, Jae Yub HYUN
  • Publication number: 20230290977
    Abstract: Disclosed is a performance evaluation apparatus of a fuel cell electrode. The performance evaluation apparatus includes a working electrode unit configured such that a working electrode is disposed therein, gas is supplied to an inside of the working electrode unit, and voltage and current are measured by a current collection rod, a counter electrode unit provided to guide mounting of the working electrode unit so that a counter electrode faces the working electrode, and configured to store an electrolyte solution, current is measured by the current collection rod, and voltage is measured by a reference electrode immersed in the electrolyte solution, a heater unit immersed in the electrolyte solution to heat the electrolyte solution, and a control unit configured to selectively adjust a temperature of the heater unit within a set temperature range, and to evaluate performance of the working electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Songi Oh, Won Jae Choi, Da Hee Kwak, Ji Hoon Jang, Sung Hee Shin, Chan Ho Pak, Do Hyung Kim, Hyeon Seung Jung
  • Patent number: 11733921
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a memory device. A memory device according to the present technology may include a plurality of planes, individual operation controllers configured to respectively control read operations on the plurality of planes, a common operation controller configured to control a program operation or an erase operation on any one of the plurality of planes, a command decoder configured to provide a read command among the plurality of commands to an individual operation controller that controls a plane that is indicated by an address that corresponds to the read command among the individual operation controllers, and configured to provide a program command or an erase command among the plurality of commands to the common operation controller, and a peripheral circuit configured to generate operation voltages that are used for the read operations, the program operation, and the erase operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae Choi, Jea Won Choi
  • Publication number: 20230253592
    Abstract: Disclosed are an ionic conductivity measurement device and method for a fuel cell, which enable accurate measurement of ionic conductivity of a membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell under various conditions. The ionic conductivity measurement device includes a main body frame, a clamp handle mounted to the upper portion of the main body frame, a lift shaft connected to the clamp handle so as to be movable upwards and downwards, a motion jig mounted to the main body frame so as to be movable upwards and downwards and including an upper support frame connected to the lower end of the lift shaft and a specimen support frame connected to the upper support frame, a lower support frame mounted to the lower end portion of the main body frame, an upper probe pin mounted to the upper support frame, and a lower probe pin mounted to the lower support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Sung Hee SHIN, Jee Youn Hwang, Won Jae Choi, Yun Su Lee, Da Hee Kwak, Hyoun Myung Park, Si Won Kim, Ah Hyeon Park, Ji Hoon Jang, Songi Oh
  • Patent number: 11658499
    Abstract: A battery diagnosis apparatus determines whether a battery may be reused and includes a data obtaining device configured to output a perturbation signal, a signal regulating device configured to generate a current by applying the perturbation signal to a battery and performing feedback of a current signal output from the battery, and a noise canceling device configured to cancel noises of the current signal and a voltage signal received from the battery. The data obtaining device outputs the perturbation signal while changing a frequency, obtains an impedance spectrum based on the noise-canceled current signal and voltage signal for each frequency, and determines whether to reuse the battery based on the obtained impedance spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, FOUNDATION OF SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION
    Inventors: Bohyun Lee, Won Jae Choi, Ju Seok Kim, Jaekyung Oh, Sangwon Lee, Hee Yeon Ryu, Chulkyu Lee, Woojin Choi, Seungjune Lee, Farhan Farooq
  • Publication number: 20230024668
    Abstract: A memory device including a plurality of memory cells, a peripheral circuit, and control logic. The peripheral circuit is configured to generate a plurality of operating voltages used in a memory operation, based on a target pump clock, and perform the memory operation by using the plurality of operating voltages. The control logic is configured to select the target pump clock among a plurality of pump clocks, based on a number of data bits which selected memory cells on which the memory operation is to be performed among the plurality of memory cells store, and control the peripheral circuit to perform the memory operation on the selected memory cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae CHOI, Min Su KIM, Hyun Chul CHO
  • Publication number: 20230019057
    Abstract: Disclosed is a BOG reliquefaction system. The BOG reliquefaction system includes: a compressor compressing BOG; a heat exchanger cooling the BOG compressed by the compressor through heat exchange using BOG not compressed by the compressor as a refrigerant; a pressure reducer disposed downstream of the heat exchanger and reducing a pressure of fluid cooled by the heat exchanger; and a second oil filter disposed downstream of the pressure reducer, wherein the compressor includes at least one oil-lubrication type cylinder and the second oil filter is a cryogenic oil filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Hyeoung JANG, Sung Kak LYU, Jin Yeol YU, Won Jae CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230003801
    Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a state of a battery includes a memory configured to store a program of a neural network including a plurality of pre-trained predictive models and an adaptive hidden layer; and includes at least one processor configured to execute the program. The program includes an instruction for receiving battery data of a target battery, inputting the battery data to the adaptive hidden layer, selecting one predictive model from the plurality of pre-trained predictive models through the adaptive hidden layer, inputting the battery data to the selected predictive model, and outputting prediction data for a remaining useful life of the target battery through the selected predictive model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jaekyung Oh, Won Jae Choi, Ju Seok Kim, Chulkyu Lee, Hee Yeon Ryu, Bohyun Lee, Yun Young Choi, Seongyoon Kim, Jung-Il Choi
  • Patent number: 11495302
    Abstract: According to the present technology, a memory device may include memory cells configured to be programmed so that each of the memory cells has a threshold voltage corresponding to any one of a plurality of program states, a peripheral circuit configured to perform a read operation or a program operation on the memory cells, and control logic configured to control the peripheral circuit to perform a test read operation of reading the memory cells using a test read voltage that is any one read voltage among preset default read voltages, and perform a refresh program operation of applying a refresh program voltage to some memory cells among the memory cells according to the number of memory cells having a threshold voltage greater than the test read voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae Choi, Da Woon Han
  • Patent number: 11473730
    Abstract: Disclosed is a BOG reliquefaction system. The BOG reliquefaction system includes: a compressor compressing BOG; a heat exchanger cooling the BOG compressed by the compressor through heat exchange using BOG discharged from a storage tank as a refrigerant; a bypass line through which the BOG is supplied to the compressor after bypassing the heat exchanger; a second valve disposed on a second supply line through which the BOG used as the refrigerant in the heat exchanger is supplied to the compressor, the second valve regulating a flow rate of fluid and opening/closing of the second supply line; and a pressure reducer disposed downstream of the heat exchanger and reducing a pressure of fluid cooled by the heat exchanger, wherein the compressor includes at least one oil-lubrication type cylinder and the bypass line is joined to the second supply line downstream of the second valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Chae Lee, Dong Kyu Choi, Won Jae Choi, Hyun Jun Shin
  • Patent number: 11461171
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an electronic device. A memory system for increasing reliability of data includes a memory device including a plurality of pages, and a memory controller configured to correct an error in read data obtained by reading a selected page among the plurality of pages, and determine whether to perform a refresh operation on the selected page based on a number of error bits included in the read data. The memory controller comprises a normal read operation controller configured to control a read operation on the selected page and determine the number of error bits in the read data, an error correction performance component configured to correct the read data, and a data recovery controller configured to control the refresh operation on the selected page based on the number of error bits in the read data when the error in the read data is corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Won Jae Choi, Se Chun Park
  • Publication number: 20220239128
    Abstract: A battery diagnosis apparatus determines whether a battery may be reused and includes a data obtaining device configured to output a perturbation signal, a signal regulating device configured to generate a current by applying the perturbation signal to a battery and performing feedback of a current signal output from the battery, and a noise canceling device configured to cancel noises of the current signal and a voltage signal received from the battery. The data obtaining device outputs the perturbation signal while changing a frequency, obtains an impedance spectrum based on the noise-canceled current signal and voltage signal for each frequency, and determines whether to reuse the battery based on the obtained impedance spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, FOUNDATION OF SOONGSIL UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION
    Inventors: Bohyun Lee, Won Jae Choi, Ju Seok Kim, Jaekyung Oh, Sangwon Lee, Hee Yeon Ryu, Chulkyu Lee, Woojin Choi, Seungjune Lee, Farhan Farooq